Canon C50i User Manual - Page 140

Admin Viewer Camera-Specific Functions You can set up camera-specific features such as settings for exposure, digital zoom and night mode. How to Operate and Set Up 1. Click the "Camera-specific features" button on the toolbar. 2. The Camera-specific features dialog box appears. q q Exposure Select from Auto Exposure and Manual Exposure. w e w Auto Exposure The 4 buttons to the right become active when you select Auto Exposure. From the left the 4 buttons are No Backlight Compensation, Low Backlight Compensation, Medium Backlight Compensation and High Backlight r Compensation, and the higher the compensation, the brighter the image becomes. Click a button to activate t the backlight compensation you need. e "Manual Exposure" You can set Fixed Aperture, Fixed Shutter Speed and Fixed Gain. Fixed Aperture The further to the left you move the slide bar, the more closed the aperture and the darker the image. Conversely, the further to the right you move the slide bar, the more open the aperture and the brighter the image. Fixed Shutter Speed Fixes shutter speed. If you specify a fast shutter speed (1/125, 1/250 etc.), the darker the image becomes. Conversely, if you specify a slow shutter speed (1/1, 1/2 etc.) the brighter the image becomes. Fixed Gain The further to the left you move the slide bar, the lower the gain (sensitivity for brightness) and the darker the image. Conversely, the further to the right you move the slide bar, the higher the gain and the brighter the image. r Digital zoom You can enlarge the image using the digital zoom. When you use zoom, other images sent to the Viewer are enlarged also. * Digital zoom is not available if you configure the "Manual Exposure" or Night Mode. * When using the digital zoom, the video quality is deteriorated as it zooms in closer. t "Night vision" Set up night mode with Night Vision. Night Mode Check to cancel the Infrared Cut Filter, enabling you to see infrared images. In such case, the images are in black and white. * "Auto (for domes)" and "Fixed at infinity" (→ P.4-68) is not available if you configure the Night Mode settings. "Infrared Light" button Click to turn on the infrared light built into the device and pictures taken in the dark become brighter. Click again to turn off the light. * When using a dome housing with the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR, the infrared light cannot be used. Not available when the Wide Converter has been set for use in "Camera and Video" (→ P.3-7). * Not displayed on the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi. 4-70